Architectural Record, in partnership with the Tulane University School of Architecture, today announced the winners of its Katrina Design Competition, which will serve as a catalyst to reassess, re-envision and redesign New Orleans' housing needs. The fourteen winning designs plus those from additional finalists are currently on display at New Orleans' Ogden Museum. - Yahoo News

From the Press Release:

The professional competition, High Density on the High Ground, asked architects to develop a 140-unit housing community on a high-ground site by the Mississippi River. The student competition focused on a new vision for a New Orleans House Prototype, an affordable, single-family home on a typical New Orleans lot. Over 600 architects and students worldwide entered the competition. The winning designs were created by:


High Density on the High Ground
Winners --
* Jil Kobe/Eight Inc.
* Peter Anderson/Anderson Anderson Architecture

Merit Award --
* Duong Bui / Office of Peter Rose
* Andrew Kotchen / workshop/apd
* Maurice D. Cox / University of Virginia School of Architecture


New Orleans Prototype House
* Kiduck Kim, Christian Stayner / Graduate School of Design, Harvard
University
* Michelle Jellison / Montana University School of Architecture
* John Kucharski, Mark Stankey / Montana University School of Architecture
* Heath MacDonald / University of Texas School of Architecture
* Zui Lig Ng / University of Houston